لم يخلُ قلبيَ من ذِكرْ العزيز وإن

لم يخلُ قلبيَ من ذِكرْ العزيز وإن

نأي به شُغُلٌ أو عاقه قَدَرُ

نأي به شُغُلٌ أو عاقه قَدَرُ

My heart has never been without remembrance of al-Aziz, though

My heart cannot be devoid of the memory of the dear one, even if

Some occupation has taken him far away, or fate has held him back.

It is preoccupied or disabled by fate

يرعاك كُلِّي بكُلِّي رَعْىَ مرتقِب

يرعاك كُلِّي بكُلِّي رَعْىَ مرتقِب

لا رَعْىَ من قادَه الإطماعُ والحذرُ

لا رَعْىَ من قادَه الإطماعُ والحذرُ

My whole being watches over you with all I am, with an expectant watcher's care,

I guard you with all of me, the guarding of one waiting,

Not the care of one driven by enticement and fear.

Not the guarding of one led by greed and caution

قلبي عليك رقيب فيك يكلؤني

قلبي عليك رقيب فيك يكلؤني

يا منتهَى أملي والسمعُ والبصرُ

يا منتهَى أملي والسمعُ والبصرُ

My heart watches over you, guarding me in all that concerns you,

My heart keeps watch over you; in you it shelters me

O utmost of my hope—as do my hearing and sight.

O apex of my hope, hearing and sight

لا سرَّني العيشُ إلا أن تُسرَّ به

لا سرَّني العيشُ إلا أن تُسرَّ به

ولا استوى لِيَ إلا عندك العُمُر

ولا استوى لِيَ إلا عندك العُمُر

May life give me no joy unless you delight in it,

Life brings me no joy unless you are made happy by it

Nor may my life go well except beside you.

And my life equals nothing without you

لو لاك لم تَحْسن الدنيا لساكنها

لو لاك لم تَحْسن الدنيا لساكنها

طِيباً ولا أشرقت شمس ولا قمر

طِيباً ولا أشرقت شمس ولا قمر

Were it not for you, the world would not delight its dweller

If it weren't for you, the world would not be sweet

With sweetness, nor would sun or moon shine.

For its inhabitants, nor would the sun shine or the moon